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Statin use lowers risk of intracerebral hemorrhage

Written by | 10 Dec 2022

Statin users appear to have a lower risk of suffering an intracerebral hemorrhage, or stroke, caused by bleeding in the brain. Researchers reported this finding on Dec. 7,… read more.

What happens to our dopamine system when we experience aversive events?

Written by | 14 Nov 2022

It is well known that the dopamine system plays a crucial role in motivation, learning and movement. One of the main functions of dopamine is to predict the… read more.

COVID-19 increases risks of neurological problems

Written by | 30 Sep 2022

Persons infected with the COVID-19 virus are at an increased risk of developing  neurological conditions in the first year after infection, researchers reported on Sept. 22 in Nature… read more.

AI algorithm that detects brain abnormalities could help cure epilepsy

Written by | 13 Aug 2022

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that can detect subtle brain abnormalities which cause epileptic seizures has been developed by a UCL-led team of international researchers. The Multicentre Epilepsy… read more.

Single brain scan can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease

Written by | 21 Jun 2022

The research uses machine learning technology to look at structural features within the brain, including in regions not previously associated with Alzheimer’s. The advantage of the technique is… read more.

Neuroscientists identify role of basolateral amygdala neurons

Written by | 13 Jun 2022

The basolateral amygdala (BLA) is a region of the brain that has been almost exclusively studied in the context of fear and emotion. Only recently have researchers begun… read more.

When unconscious, the brain is anything but ‘silent’

Written by | 28 May 2022

The cerebral cortex is thought to be the seat of conscious processing in the brain. Rather than being inactivated, specific cells in the cortex show higher spontaneous activity… read more.

How do our eyes stay focused on what we reach for? Researchers uncover how our gaze is “anchored” in the brain

Written by | 21 Apr 2022

Keeping our eyes focused on what we reach for, whether it be an item at the grocery store or a ground ball on the baseball field, may appear… read more.

Classification of 16 adult sleep patterns based on large-scale sleep analysis

Written by | 3 Apr 2022

In recent years, the number of people worldwide who are dissatisfied or anxious about their sleep has been increasing due to the diversification of lifestyles. Simple sleep measurement… read more.

Cases of cognitive decline in older people more than double in ten years

Written by | 29 Mar 2022

The researchers set out to see if there had been an increase in the numbers of older people who were reporting their first concerns about memory loss or… read more.

Researchers map human sensory neurons, pursue chronic pain cure

Written by | 23 Mar 2022

An investigation into how human nerve cells differ from animal cells has provided researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for Advanced Pain Studies (CAPS) with… read more.

Team uses MRI to image epigenetics in the brain

Written by | 7 Mar 2022

A multidisciplinary team at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has devised a new approach to 3D imaging that captures DNA methylation, a key epigenetic change associated with learning… read more.

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